Australian Diabetes Obesity and Lifestyle Study
Initiatives
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Estimate the national and regional prevalence of diabetes and other forms of abnormal glucose tolerance;
1. Estimate the prevalence of the cardiovascular risk factors within the Metabolic Syndrome, including obesity, hypertension, and lipid profile abnormalities;
2. Assess the distribution and relationships of the cardiovascular risk factors indicated above;
3. Assess temporal trends in risk factor prevalences with reference to previous Australian surveys;
4. Describe health knowledge and attitudes and utilization of health services;
5. Provide baseline data for longitudinal cohort studies.
- Start Year
- 1999
- End Year
- 2013
- Funding
- The AusDiab study is funded by the Federal Government through a National Health and Medical Research Council grant, as well as support from State governments, academic and industry partners.
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Design
- Study design
- Population cohort
- Follow Up
- 5 (2005) and 12 (2011) year follow-up.
Marker Paper
Dunstan DW, Zimmet PZ, Welborn TA, Cameron AJ, Shaw J, de Courten M, Jolley D, McCarty DJ; Australian Diabetes, Obesity and Lifestyle Study (AusDiab). The Australian Diabetes, Obesity and Lifestyle Study (AusDiab)--methods and response rates. Diabetes Res Clin Pract. 2002 Aug;57(2):119-29. doi: 10.1016/s0168-8227(02)00025-6.
PUBMED 12062857
Recruitment
- Sources of Recruitment
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- Individuals
Number of participants
- Number of participants
- 11,247
- Number of participants with biosamples
- Supplementary Information
- Aged over 25 years
Access
Availability of data and biosamples
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Availability of access information
On the study website : https://www.baker.edu.au/impact/ausdiab